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  {
    "word": "former",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u0279m\u025a/",
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    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Previous.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A former president;\u2003 the former East Germany"
          },
          {
            "definition": "First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I drive two vehicles, a Chevy Camaro and an AMC Gremlin. I won the former on a game show."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "erstwhile",
          "sometime",
          "whilom",
          "wont-to-be"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "latter",
          "next"
        ]
      }
    ],
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    },
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    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "former",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u0279m\u025a/",
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      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Dave was the former of the company."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The brick arch was built using a wooden former."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Fifth-former."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
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    },
    "sourceUrls": [
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    ]
  }
]